The PC tag pertains questions about PC-specific problems with a game, and the tuning of a PC configuration to best accomodate gaming. Applies to all of Linux, Windows and OS X.
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I am stuck in a tent in Skyrim. How can I get out?
My character got stuck in a tent in one dungeon. I was doing some quest in some dungeon, I saw a monster in a tent, I went to kill the monster, I killed it but in the process I accidentally went in ...
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How to make my follower to wear same type of armor as her default, but improved?
Long story short: my loyal follower Lydia is now a Blade. Upon taking her oath, she got full set of Blades armor and it became her default armor meaning it's not seen in her inventory - not even when ...
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How do I get dragon armor pieces?
How do I acquire all four required dragon armor pieces to upgrade Aerial Combat to level 1? I've been told you do it by destroy Anthropus tribes, and I've destroyed hundreds of them from level 1 to ...
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Very low brightness after Windows Update graphics driver update
When I try to play Call of Duty, the brightness becomes very low and I can't revert it. This started after a graphics driver update through Windows Update. I tried to increase the brightness from the ...
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Does the Xbox windows controller work with directinput games?
I want to buy a Xbox controller with PC receiver.
I know it uses Xinput.
Will it work with old games that use DirectInput?
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How can I run Minecraft off of a USB stick? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I play Minecraft on a USB flash drive?
Where can I download minecraft from that will enable me to put it on a USB and load it from anywhere?
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Glitched shadows after update 1.5
Ever since I updated Skyrim to the 1.5 version the shadows are all glitched. The position of the shadows changes greatly when I move the camera with the cursor or by walking. It's annoying and it ...
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Changing FIFA 12 firewall status from Moderate to Open on PC?
I am playing FIFA 12 on PC and the firewall status is always Moderate even I have forwarded all necessary ports :
9000 9999 UDP
10000 20000 TCP
9946 9946 TCP
9988 ...
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How do I change follower level cap with console commands?
You know how they cap at either 30 or 50? How do I change that to 81?
I looked it up and got 2 different results:
setlevel 1000,0,1,81
setlevel 1000 0 1 81
Is it with commas or without?
Has ...
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How to unlock the M55-Argus Rifle as a pre-order on Mass Effect 3?
I had pre-ordered Mass Effect 3 on Origin and as a pre-order you got a bonus rifle. How do I go about unlocking it. I have completed the campaign and not found the rifle.
I have an unlock code from ...
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How do the player.setav absorbchance and reflectdamage commands work?
Is it 100 for 100% of the time or 1? (Is it the % or a decimal?)
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Is there any way of transferring wireless internet from my pc to ps3?
This question is really killing me, and I apologize in advance if I'm not explaining my problem correctly.
Here's the problem, the router for my dsl internet is about 5 rooms down in my dad's room. ...
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Heavy performance issues after location changes
I bought Skyrim recently. As the title suggests, my performance drops after entering and leaving houses a couple of times.
My build is Intel i5 quad core processor, NVIDIA GTX 560 Ti from Gigabyte ...
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Is there an HD addon for Rayman Forever? [closed]
I bought Rayman Forever from Gog.com.
I wonder if there is a HD addon for this game?
Thanks.
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Why do my sound settings not save upon exit in Minecraft?
When I launch Minecraft, I have to go into the sounds menu and change the music volume level to 0. When I close Minecraft and reopen it, the sound level will be back at 100.
I am running 1.2.3 (I ...
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Are there any retail copies of Mass Effect 1 and 2 that don't install SecuROM?
I refuse to install SecuROM on principle. I bought Mass Effect 1 and 2 on Amazon for $12. Wikipedia says
More recent versions of Mass Effect on budget prices (those available on EA classics and ...
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Where are Mass Effect 3 saved games located on PC?
I'm looking to back up by saved games from Mass Effect 3, but I cannot locate them.
Where are the Mass Effect 3 saved game files stored?
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Showing custom messages to players joining my server
I have seen many times when joining a server, a message is shown to me like this:
console: Welcome <user name>, say hi. Please visit abc.com
How can I do the same thing for my server?
It ...
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Activate the crystal from far
When I'm setting defenses at the other side of the map, is there a way to activate the crystal from far away, letting me kill enemies at the gate without running back-and-forth?
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Can item spawn with over cap hero/tower stats?
The cap for upgrading a hero/tower stat on an item is 420 but can an item spawn with higher stats or is that an indication that it is a hacked item?
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How can I give my follower a horse? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I buy a horse for my companion?
How can I can ease my follower's travels and get them a mount? It's common that I loose my follower because I ride and she not.
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My Shepard's face changes DURING the game
So I imported my character from ME2 to ME3, made some edits to the face, and played with it. No problem, until recently, where in some conversations my face is just totally changed (and... ugly.)
I ...
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Why are there PC players playing in PS3 matches?
I don't know if this is a bug or not but I can prove what I'm saying. In some PS3 match summaries on Battlelog there are also stats from PC players.
See here for an example match
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Can you “win” Dwarf Fortress?
Can you "win" a game of Dwarf Fortress? Is there like an ending or some victory condition? Or does the game just go on forever sort of like The Sims?
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Video options for battlefield 3 (bad computer)
My computer is pretty old and not so fit for playing bf3 but I wonder wich video options I should use to get it to look as good as possible without being laggy.
My specs
AMD Phenom X3 2.10 GHz
3 GB ...
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How big is the PC demo?
I'm nearly done building a desktop, but currently don't have my "data" hard drives, just small SSDs for Windows and a few programs. I've been holding off installing any games since I have little ...
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What is the Mass Effect 3 Value for Miranda to edit in Save Edtior
I'm trying to toggle Miranda's Romance to True in ME3 right before I meet her for the third time in the apartment so I can trigger the romance dialog option. I have found ID Values for most of the ...
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Can I increase the 50 save limit?
Unfortunately, the PC version of Mass Effect 3 has a limit of 50 saves (again). Once more, I've hit the limit. Is there any solution to this for this game?
Yes, moving out saves is possible, as the ...
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Is there a shortcut to Investigate or Enter Orbit when cruising around a system?
I haven't been able to locate a PC short cut to investigate or enter orbit when scanning a sector. This would be very helpful as I'm often being chased by Reapers who want to ... well ... reap me.
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Skyrim clocks (game clock and real clock)
How can I check Skyrim time without looking in the saved games details? Is there a way to always have it on the screen?
Second clock that I need is a normal clock with my PC time. Is there a way to ...
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How can I force unlimited arrows followers?
Not all the followers will shoot arrows forever even though you have only given them one unit. What I need to know is how can I force followers whose arrows don't last to be infinite. Mods and console ...
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Can i edit the readiness rating without playing multiplayer in Mass Effect 3? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I change the Galactic Readiness in my game by editing the configuration?
I do not trust Origin one bit, I bought the game, but I don't trust Origin at all, so I only ...
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How do I use my Xbox 360 control pad in Mass Effect 3?
Don't get me wrong, mouse and keyboard is, to me, the only way to play the game seriously (multiplayer, usually), however, sometimes I just like to sit back and enjoy myself. Enter: The Xbox 360 ...
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How can I switch directly to a specific weapon?
It seems my only way to switch weapons is to use the mouse wheel, which slowly cycles through each weapon. The x key also switches between the last used weapon.
However, if I want to switch from the ...
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What are the best archers followers?
I'm having a hard time finding a list containing followers who are high skilled in archery. I need a bunch of them to experiment a team of archers following me. In case anyone's wondering I'm using a ...
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How can I edit coalesced.bin so that I can use cheats and graphics tweaks?
I've seen that I can tweak my game by editing files like bioinput.ini and bioengine.ini, but I couldn't find these files anywhere. They seem to be part of another file called coalesced.bin, and I ...
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Show full disguise in replays?
If I have a replay in the new replay editor and I'm a Spy, how can I switch it so I show up as the actual class I'm disguised as? Even if I change to the enemy team from their view, I still show up as ...
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Why am I unable to import my Mass Effect 2 saves?
I just bought ME3 but I don't seem to be able to import any save games from ME2. I even launched ME2 to be sure I certainly finished the game, which I did (and Shepard's alive). I triple-checked that ...
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How do you tell if a quest/mission is completed?
For the Hanar Diplomat mission, I do not remember completing it. But it is marked grey (typically when complete).
I have now finished the Citadel story mission where you
Why is this mission grey ...
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Can I access the developer's console in Mass Effect 3?
I know this was available in the first game, but in the second it appeared to have been deliberately disabled. (You could make some changes to the game mechanics via .ini files, but you couldn't do ...
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How to change the FoV?
How do you change your field of view? I do not see it in the options.
In ME1, it appears there was a console command you could use: http://www.tweakguides.com/ME_5.html
If you want to adjust the ...
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Will I lose my saves if I uninstall Mass Effect 2?
I know there are ways I can copy these files on my own and avoid this question completely, but I'm curious for the less tech saavy... If I were to uninstall Mass Effect 2 would I lose my saves? Is ...
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How can I remap keys to my powers in multiplayer?
In the single player game, I'm able to remap which number keys trigger various powers by holding down the spacebar and then, when the command window is open, dragging the power icons into whatever ...
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Can you import someone else's Mass Effect 1/2 Save Game? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I import someone else's Mass Effect 2 save on a PS3?
Can I download and import someone else's ME1 or ME2 save file to my ME3 or is the user identity in some way ...
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Does Mass Effect 3 require Origin?
I am not particularly trusting of EA's Origin platform, with some going so far as to call it spyware. I don't care at this point about multiplayer in Mass Effect 3. I know that, more than likely, I ...
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How do we prevent Clan Team stacking?
I am a higher ranked individual with admin access to our servers and a controversial topic keeps on coming back to us:
How do we deter team stacking on Battlefield 3 on our own servers?
We have ...
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Why does my Kingdoms of Amalur take so long to load?
I recently installed a fresh copy of Kingdoms of Amalur on my i7-2600k, 16 gb Win 7 Pro machine through Steam.
After looking through the settings I hit new game and was able to preview almost every ...
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Can I transfer Mass Effect saved game files from my PC to my Xbox360?
I played Mass Effect 1 & 2 on the PC. Unfortunately, my PC was barely able to run ME2 so I decided to purchase Mass Effect 3 for the Xbox 360.
Since I want to carryover the decisions I made in ...
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Gameboy emulator to play Pokemon 1st gen on? (PC) [closed]
I recently sold my Gameboy, but I now regret it because I want to play Pokemon :P. I have no clue where I could find an emulator though... I want to play Pokemon 1st gen if it matters, could anyone ...
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How do I reset the shop and dungeons in Bard's Tale?
I've long since lost my disks for Bard's Tale, but I've been copying the files from computer to computer for about a decade.
I'd like to play the game again, but I want to play it fresh, with no ...
